# 2016 Natal mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Natal](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal.md), October 2, 2016

Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves won with 63.4% of the vote, 50.1 points ahead of Kelps de Oliveira Lima.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves | PDT | 225,741 | 63.4% | Elected |
| Kelps de Oliveira Lima | SD | 47,576 | 13.4% |  |
| Fernando Wanderley Vargas da Silva | PT | 36,123 | 10.1% |  |
| Robério Paulino Rodrigues | PSOL | 24,422 | 6.9% |  |
| Márcia Faria Maia Mendes | PSDB | 19,696 | 5.5% |  |
| Rosália Maria Fernandes | PSTU | 1,398 | 0.4% |  |
| Francisco Raimundo de Freitas | REDE | 970 | 0.3% |  |

Valid votes: 355,926

Turnout: 80.4% (429,789 of 534,582 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Paulo Eduardo da Costa Freire, 55.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Álvaro Costa Dias, 56.6%
- October 2, 2016: Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 63.4%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 58.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Micarla Araújo de Sousa Weber, 50.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 51.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Wilma Maria de Faria, 57.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Vilma Maria de Faria Meira, 51.7%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 2, 2016

- [Natal Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2016-10-02-local.md) (11,125)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2016](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2016), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Natal

- 2016 Natal mayoral election
- [2016 Natal Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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